# United States at the 1976 Winter Olympics

The United States competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

## Medalists

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Sheila Young | Speed skating | Women's 500 meters | February 6 |
| Gold | Peter Mueller | Speed skating | Men's 1000 meters | February 12 |
| Gold | Dorothy Hamill | Figure skating | Women's singles | February 13 |
| Silver | Bill Koch | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 kilometers | February 5 |
| Silver | Sheila Young | Speed skating | Women's 1500 meters | February 5 |
| Silver | Leah Poulos | Speed skating | Women's 1000 meters | February 7 |
| Bronze | Sheila Young | Speed skating | Women's 1000 meters | February 7 |
| Bronze | Cindy Nelson | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill | February 8 |
| Bronze | James Millns Colleen O'Connor | Figure skating | Ice dancing | February 9 |
| Bronze | Dan Immerfall | Speed skating | Men's 500 meters | February 10 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Speed skating | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Multiple medalists :
| Name | Sport | | | | Total |
| Sheila Young | Speed skating | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |

## Alpine skiing

Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Karl Anderson | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:49.08 | 24 |
| Greg Jones | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:47.84 | 11 |
| Andy Mill | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:47.06 | 6 |
| Pete Patterson | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:47.94 | 13 |
| Cary Adgate | Giant slalom | 1:48.64 | 23 | 1:47.77 | 21 | 3:36.41 | 21 |
| Greg Jones | Giant slalom | 1:48.09 | 16 | 1:43.68 | 9 | 3:31.77 | 9 |
| Phil Mahre | Giant slalom | 1:45.58 | 4 | 1:42.62 | 5 | 3:28.20 | 5 |
| Steve Mahre | Giant slalom | 1:47.80 | 14 | 1:45.96 | 12 | 3:33.76 | 13 |
| Cary Adgate | Slalom | 1:03.06 | 14 | 1:06.47 | 13 | 2:09.53 | 13 |
| Geoff Bruce | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Greg Jones | Slalom | 1:05.05 | 24 | 1:07.66 | 19 | 2:12.71 | 19 |
| Phil Mahre | Slalom | 1:04.80 | 22 | 1:06.97 | 17 | 2:11.77 | 18 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Cindy Nelson | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:47.50 | |
| Susan Patterson | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:49.37 | 14 |
| Leslie Smith | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:52.98 | 26 |
| Lindy Cochran | Giant slalom | — | — | — | — | 1:31.33 | 12 |
| Cindy Nelson | Giant slalom | — | — | — | — | 1:32.02 | 21 |
| Mary Seaton | Giant slalom | — | — | — | — | 1:31.58 | 17 |
| Leslie Smith | Giant slalom | — | — | — | — | 1:34.54 | 28 |
| Lindy Cochran | Slalom | 47.96 | 7 | 45.28 | 4 | 1:33.24 | 6 |
| Abbi Fisher | Slalom | 50.34 | 21 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Cindy Nelson | Slalom | 49.52 | 16 | 47.81 | 13 | 1:37.33 | 13 |
| Mary Seaton | Slalom | 49.04 | 12 | 46.83 | 9 | 1:35.87 | 10 |

## Biathlon

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Peter Dascoulias | Individual | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Martin Hagen | Individual | 1:28:49.20 | 8 | 47 |
| Lyle Nelson | Individual | 1:25:27.50 | 10 | 35 |
| Peter Dascoulias Dennis Donahue John Morton Lyle Nelson | Relay | 2:10:17.72 | 4 | 11 |

## Bobsleigh

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jimmy Morgan Thomas Becker | Two-man | 57.68 | 15 | 57.63 | 14 | 57.66 | 13 | 57.79 | 13 | 3:50.76 | 14 |
| Brent Rushlaw John Proctor | Two-man | 58.07 | 20 | 58.27 | 20 | 57.79 | 15 | 57.89 | 14 | 3:52.02 | 19 |
| William Hollrock Earl Frisbie Frederick Fritsch Phil Duprey | Four-man | 56.61 | 19 | 56.86 | 18 | 57.89 | 21 | 58.35 | 20 | 3:49.71 | 19 |
| Jimmy Morgan Peter Brennan John Proctor Thomas Becker | Four-man | 56.09 | 15 | 56.08 | 14 | 56.96 | 15 | 57.59 | 15 | 3:46.72 | 15 |

## Cross-country skiing

Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Tim Caldwell | 15 km | 47:33.59 | 37 |
| Bill Koch | 15 km | 45:32.22 | 6 |
| Doug Peterson | 15 km | 49:00.98 | 54 |
| Ronny Yeager | 15 km | 48:58.16 | 52 |
| Bela Bodnar | 30 km | 1:43:10.73 | 59 |
| Tim Caldwell | 30 km | 1:35:57.97 | 27 |
| Chris Haines | 30 km | 1:40:58.43 | 52 |
| Bill Koch | 30 km | 1:30:57.84 | |
| Tim Caldwell | 50 km | DNF | DNF |
| Stan Dunklee | 50 km | 2:51:26.28 | 36 |
| Chris Haines | 50 km | DNF | DNF |
| Bill Koch | 50 km | 2:44:34.69 | 13 |
| Tim Caldwell Bill Koch Doug Peterson Ronny Yeager | 4 × 10 km relay | 2:11:41.35 | 6 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jana Hlavaty | 5 km | 18:21.21 | 35 |
| Terry Porter | 5 km | 19:36.93 | 39 |
| Martha Rockwell | 5 km | 17:33.07 | 28 |
| Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes | 5 km | DNF | DNF |
| Twila Hinkle | 10 km | 36:35.49 | 42 |
| Jana Hlavaty | 10 km | 34:48.88 | 37 |
| Margie Mahoney | 10 km | 37:07.18 | 43 |
| Martha Rockwell | 10 km | 34:21.34 | 36 |
| Twila Hinkle Jana Hlavaty Terry Porter Martha Rockwell | 4 × 5 km relay | 1:17:58.18 | 9 |

## Figure skating

Individual
| Athlete | Event | CF | SP | FS | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank |
| Terry Kubicka | Men's singles | 11 | 10 | 3 | 183.30 | 56 | 7 |
| David Santee | Men's singles | 5 | 4 | 6 | 184.28 | 49 | 6 |
| Wendy Burge | Ladies' singles | 6 | 8 | 9 | 182.14 | 63 | 6 |
| Linda Fratianne | Ladies' singles | 9 | 6 | 6 | 181.86 | 67 | 8 |
| Dorothy Hamill | Ladies' singles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 193.80 | 9 | |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | SP / CD | FS / FD | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank |
| Tai Babilonia Randy Gardner | Pairs | 5 | 4 | 134.24 | 36 | 5 |
| Alice Cook William Fauver | Pairs | 11 | 13 | 119.36 | 106 | 12 |
| Judi Genovesi Kent Weigle | Ice dancing | 15 | 16 | 168.26 | 134 | 15 |
| Susan Kelley Andrew Stroukoff | Ice dancing | 18 | 15 | 165.12 | 147 | 17 |
| Colleen O'Connor Jim Millns | Ice dancing | 3 | 3 | 202.64 | 27 | |

## Ice hockey

Summary
| Team | Event | First round | Consolation game | Medal round | Medal round | Medal round | Medal round | Medal round | Medal round |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Yugoslavia W 8–4 | Bye | Soviet Union L 2–6 | Czechoslovakia L 0–5 | Finland W 5–4 | Poland W 7–2 | West Germany L 1–4 | 5 |

### Roster

   * Steve Alley
   * Dan Bolduc
   * Blane Comstock
   * Bob Dobek
   * Rob Harris
   * Jeff Hymanson
   * Paul Jensen
   * Steve Jensen
   * Dick Lamby
   * Bob Lundeen
   * Bob Miller
   * Doug Ross
   * Gary Ross
   * Buzz Schneider
   * Steve Sertich
   * John Taft
   * Ted Thorndike
   * Jim Warden
First round Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| United States | 8–4 | Yugoslavia |
Medal round
| Rank | | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 10 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | West Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 4 |
| 4 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 4 |
| 5 | United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 4 |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 2 |
* USSR 6–2 USA
* Czechoslovakia 5–0 USA
* USA 5–4 Finland
* USA 7–2 Poland
* West Germany 4–1 USA

## Luge

Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Richard Cavanaugh | Singles | 56.186 | 28 | 55.669 | 33 | 54.572 | 25 | 54.930 | 26 | 3:41.357 | 25 |
| James Murray | Singles | 56.269 | 31 | 55.554 | 31 | 55.142 | 30 | 55.187 | 28 | 3:42.152 | 26 |
| Terry O'Brien | Singles | 56.366 | 33 | 55.647 | 32 | 55.172 | 31 | 55.351 | 30 | 3:42.536 | 28 |
| Robert Berkley Richard Cavanaugh | Doubles | 46.455 | 24 | 45.554 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1:32.009 | 23 |
| John Fee Jim Moriarty | Doubles | 46.075 | 22 | 45.965 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1:32.040 | 24 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Maura Haponski | Singles | 46.547 | 26 | 45.877 | 24 | 45.818 | 25 | 46.329 | 25 | 3:04.571 | 25 |
| Karen Roberts | Singles | 46.366 | 24 | 46.142 | 25 | 45.581 | 24 | 45.994 | 24 | 3:04.083 | 24 |
| Kathleen Ann Roberts-Homstad | Singles | 45.413 | 19 | 45.744 | 23 | 44.848 | 18 | 45.346 | 22 | 3:01.351 | 21 |

## Nordic combined

| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Mike Devecka | Individual | 77.0 | 74.6 | 151.6 | 32 | 51:06.38 | 192.28 | 18 | 343.88 | 28 |
| Jim Galanes | Individual | 90.6 | 93.5 | 184.1 | 25 | 50:34.71 | 197.03 | 15 | 381.13 | 17 |
| Walter Malmquist | Individual | 90.0 | 91.3 | 181.3 | 26 | 54:40.40 | 160.17 | 30 | 341.47 | 29 |

## Ski jumping

| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
| Jim Denney | Normal hill | 79.0 | 110.7 | 76.5 | 108.2 | 218.9 | 21 |
| Jerry Martin | Normal hill | 78.0 | 109.6 | 74.5 | 103.0 | 212.6 | 27 |
| Kip Sundgaard | Normal hill | 68.0 | 89.6 | 67.0 | 88.0 | 177.6 | 53 |
| Greg Windsperger | Normal hill | 76.0 | 103.9 | 75.5 | 104.1 | 208.0 | 34 |
| Jim Denney | Large hill | 89.0 | 99.1 | 85.0 | 92.0 | 191.1 | 18 |
| Terry Kern | Large hill | 88.0 | 89.7 | 85.0 | 86.5 | 176.2 | 30 |
| Jim Maki | Large hill | 85.0 | 89.0 | 81.0 | 82.4 | 171.4 | 36 |
| Jerry Martin | Large hill | 85.0 | 94.0 | 78.0 | 81.7 | 175.7 | 32 |

## Speed skating

Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jim Chapin | 500 m | 40.09 | 10 |
| Dan Immerfall | 500 m | 39.54 | |
| Peter Mueller | 500 m | 39.57 | 5 |
| Dan Carroll | 1000 m | 1:27.37 | 28 |
| Dan Immerfall | 1000 m | 1:21.74 | 12 |
| Peter Mueller | 1000 m | 1:19.32 OR | |
| Dan Carroll | 1500 m | 2:02.26 | 5 |
| Eric Heiden | 1500 m | 2:02.40 | 7 |
| Mike Woods | 1500 m | 2:08.77 | 23 |
| Dan Carroll | 5000 m | 7:36.46 | 6 |
| Eric Heiden | 5000 m | 7:59.00 | 19 |
| Mike Woods | 5000 m | 7:48.08 | 12 |
| Dan Carroll | 10,000 m | 15:19.29 | 7 |
| Charles Gilmore | 10,000 m | 16:26.35 | 19 |
| Mike Woods | 10,000 m | 15:53.42 | 12 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Lori Monk | 500 m | 44.00 | 9 |
| Leah Poulos | 500 m | 43.21 | 4 |
| Sheila Young | 500 m | 42.46 OR | |
| Peggy Crowe | 1000 m | DSQ | DSQ |
| Leah Poulos | 1000 m | 1:28.57 | |
| Sheila Young | 1000 m | 1:29.14 | |
| Leah Poulos | 1500 m | 2:19.11 | 6 |
| Cindy Seikkula | 1500 m | 2:24.06 | 17 |
| Sheila Young | 1500 m | 2:17.06 | |
| Beth Heiden | 3000 m | 4:51.67 | 11 |
| Cindy Seikkula | 3000 m | 4:57.57 | 17 |
| Nancy Swider-Peltz | 3000 m | 4:48.46 | 7 |